#1Famous people · Otego
2 famous people call Otego their birthplace
The best known is the American politician Henry M. Youmans, with articles in 5 languages. The list has one more: the American politician Ausburn Birdsall. Oneonta, which borders it, has 21 on its list, the best known Jerry Jeff Walker. From Ausburn Birdsall to Henry M. Youmans, the births on the list run from 1814 to 1832.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Henry M. Youmans
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
Ausburn Birdsall
Youngest
1832
Henry M. Youmans
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Otego
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Otego and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Henry M. Youmans: "Port Huron Daily Times" (Port Huron, MI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ausburn Birdsall: Elmira (N.Y.) Morning Telegram, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Jeff Walker: Duke53 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Stuyvesant Bragg: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha Mills Huntington: Artist: Charles Fenderich (1805-1887), Lithographer : Peter S. Duval, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel F. Miller: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Franchot: Otsego County Historian (Cooperstown, NY)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons